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Film Review: “Barbarian” — Scarebnb

September 13, 2022
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As with many horror and action films (and probably much of real life), the build-up is better than the eventual resolution/climax.

Doc Talk: The Camden International Film Festival — Location, Location, Location

September 13, 2022
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This year the Camden International Film Festival, which may be the finest documentary film festival in New England, examines the importance of place.

Television Review: “Reboot” — Laughing at the Corporate Hand that Feeds Him

September 12, 2022
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Reboot is a razor-sharp sitcom about the world of sitcoms and represents Steven Levitan’s triumphant return to comedy.

Book Review: “Autobiographies of an Angel” — A Short Wild Ride

September 12, 2022
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What we have here is the voice of one trying to navigate, endure, rise above, and somehow pacify a tapestry of cruelty and grief, while it struggles to find the words and voice that will do the work.

Television Review: “The U.S. and the Holocaust” — Vital Questions Left Unanswered

September 12, 2022
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The U.S. and the Holocaust leaves a vital question unanswered: Is this the kind of nation we want to live and worship in?

Film Review: “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” — The Gospel of Ridicule

September 10, 2022
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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. would have been wise to stick to being a conventional mockumentary, a sardonic deconstruction of its target, the megachurch.

Book Review: “Ghost of the Hardy Boys” — The Man Behind America’s Favorite Teenage Sleuths

September 8, 2022
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In this genial, colorful memoir, Leslie McFarlane reveals the long path to how, anonymously, he became author of the most best-selling series of boys’ books in publishing history, twenty million volumes and counting.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Better Call Saul” — Such Beautiful Shirts

September 8, 2022
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Having just triumphantly ended its sixth and final season, Better Call Saul could be seen as the story of a man who thrives under pressure while he’s gaming the system.

Film Review: “Babysitter” — The Teaches of Peaches

September 7, 2022
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Babysitter tackles the ambiguities of misogyny head-on in a 35 mm sugar rush of magical suburban realism.

Concert Review: Van Morrison — Engaged Rather than Grumpy

September 7, 2022
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A relatively short-but-sweet night that struck just enough highs and no real lows – as long as one accepts that Van Morrison gives more heed to covers than his own hits.

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